Interests:Militaria, Chess, Tools, Sherlock Holmes, Printmaking, UFOs, Ghosts, Electronics, Comic Books, Long walks in the rain, with my Savage 1928a1. (just kidding on the last one; it doesn't have to be raining) -- Ralph

Posted 10 March 2006 - 08:48 PM

Holy Moley!! How were these acquired? Were these purchases, confiscations, or sample designs?

Many years ago, I visited Sam Cummins in Alexandria (talking to him about Armalite AR-10s) and he showed me several, including a belt-fed 7.62mm AR-10 LMG. Anyway, we got to talking, and he mentioned the ATF vault, and so called them to see if I could visit them.

I only heard this side of the conversation, which went something like this:

"I have the guy here who would like to see the Armalites in your vault.""Yes, he looks reasonable.""No, he's not a flake."

So, Sam gave me directions across the river to the Treasury building. I drove right over and was in hog heaven for several hours.

Interests:Thompsons, and all their goodies!&lt;br&gt;Obsolete Victorian Photomechanical processes,&lt;br&gt;Etching, Engraving and all Printmaking,&lt;br&gt;Entomology, specializing in Coleoptera,&lt;br&gt;Arachnology, specializing in Theraphosidae.

Posted 11 March 2006 - 10:47 AM

The Goverment could make a little dough by opening this thing up as a museum.I mean, jeez, I'd pay $20 to see that stuff in a heartbeat!At least they did not destroy em Z

Interests: Anything having to do with shooting, militaria, fishing, and old cars.

Posted 11 March 2006 - 05:00 PM

GOOD GOD!!!!!! Is it possible that all of the guns pictured were confiscated????? There's some pretty rare stuff in there. I saw a lot of Stg-44s, an Austen, Hotchkiss Universal SMGs, UD42s, and TONS of Japanese light machineguns. Even aircraft machineguns in there. I could see confiscated AKs, Uzis and even Thompsons, but some of that stuff would be hard to come by in the legal market. I'll bet there are a LOT of GI bringbacks in there. Too bad this stuff can't be transferred.

Many years ago, I visited Sam Cummins in Alexandria (talking to him about Armalite AR-10s) and he showed me several, including a belt-fed 7.62mm AR-10 LMG. Anyway, we got to talking, and he mentioned the ATF vault, and so called them to see if I could visit them.

I only heard this side of the conversation, which went something like this:

"I have the guy here who would like to see the Armalites in your vault.""Yes, he looks reasonable.""No, he's not a flake."

So, Sam gave me directions across the river to the Treasury building. I drove right over and was in hog heaven for several hours.

i knew sam also...he offered me the belt -feed ar-10 back in 1977/78 for $25,000.00,to complete my set of ar-10's at the time...{since i was missing the belt-feed model!} i had both heavy barrel's model's also along with the quick change light barrel'...big buck's at the time for that one belt feed.>so i passed on it. then later sold them off to reed knight.

he own's them all now...good time's.........and the best pic i have{and i have alot of them}is me sitting looking like poncho via ha! ha! with the entire ar-10 collection in my basement.this post brought back some good ar-10 memorie's. ask him about serial #21 semi-auto only model.with threaded muzzle nut..it could take a can. one of my favorite's...

at least it's now in good hand's...along with my original bipod sniper model!

and i forgive him for making the remark to a dealer in indiana once about watch out when you buy a thompson from me..wink!! yes i do have ear's and eye's everyplace!!